Ferris Media - Film and Storyboarding

PSA Storyboard Assignment

Create a 20 Shot PSA.
- A PSA is a Public Service Announcement. It is done in order to change a behavior or belief. It is NOT meant to sell something (that is a commercial).

Your PSA must be related to school and therefore must be designed to be filmed at Thurston
- PSA is a short story with a beginning middle and end so as you are designing this make sure it tells a story and has a clear purpose

You must have
- Must take place at school
  - Does not sell a product. It sells a change in behavior.
- Shot 1 is establishing shot
- Shot 2 is a close up
- From there every other shot is a close-up (shot 4,6,8,10, etc)
- The odd shots (3,5,7,9, etc) must all be different shots.
- Shot 1 or 20 can be a title slide
- Each shot must be labeled so we know what their idea of the shot is (LS for long shot, MS for Medium shot--these labels are in the shots PowerPoint or in your Notes)
- Each frame must have some kind of audio.
- (SFX--sound effect, Music, Dialogue, and/or VO--voice over, where the speaker is not in the shot but can be heard)
- Must have color

Some ideas/topics (you can think of your own but if you are UNSURE come and ask me)
- NIOS
- Seniors meeting graduating requirements
- Donating Blood
- Join a spring sport
- Attend a spring sport event to support team
- Advice for freshman
- Safe driving techniques
- Tolerating Differences
- Wash Your Hands
- Don't Pass Germs
- Throw garbage away at lunch
- Don't litter
- Recycle
- Get more exercise
- Eat a Healthy Diet
- Anti Smoking
- Anti Alcohol

The Fairy Tale Storyboard

Create a storyboard for 12 shots of the story of the Three Little Pigs or another children's story
- Remember a new shot is each time what is in the scene changes so this might be a very short part of the story.
- Make sure you have a variety of shots from your note sheet to keep it interesting
- Also include what is HEARD on the lines below
- It must have color and it must be clear what part of the story this is about
Turn it in when you are done

Storyboarding (Monday, May 19th)

Get 1 Storyboard sheet from the table by the printer
- Using this PowerPoint, create a NOTESHEET for the types of shots and angles
  - Shots.ppt
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You do not have to be the best artist but your notes need to have COLOR and show the correct shot/angle (you can use stick figures)
- If you absolutely do not want to draw, you can find images in the class magazines and paste them onto the StoryBoard
- Label each type of shot/angle
- When ALL 10 are done, come and show it to Mrs. Ferris for credit.

Remember--What you see on the screen is in the box, what you HEAR needs to be written on the lines below. This includes music, dialogue, sound effects, anything you HEAR

The Film Critique Essay

Step 1: Get a rough draft form, COMPLETE it, show it to Mrs. Ferris so she can sign it
Step 2: Write your essay
Step 3: Print your essay
Step 4: Attach your essay to the signed rough draft AND your notes and rubric (order to turn in must be RUBRIC, ESSAY, ROUGH DRAFT FORM, NOTES)
Step 5: Turn into Mrs. Ferris

The Film Critique

You are going to write a 5 paragraph critique of the movie. Look at the example of an A critique using the same format for a different movie. Then complete the "
"What About Bob" assignment

Forrest Gump Critique.docx

bob example Assignment.doc

Email this when complete (if you want to print and use highlighters you can)

Then look over the rubric/requirements for this assignment. DO NOT START until Tuesday. You will need to complete things in a specific order

film critque rubric Ferris.doc

Movies and Filming--NOTES

Notes: You will need to know these types of shots and camera techniques. If you are unsure, you can review the video again or google Filming Shot Types to help you get a good definition of each.